[Subscribe to Daily Digest] |
 | [Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Blu-ray HTPC with 1080i Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email]  (#32) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:02:40
In Reply to: Blu-ray HTPC with 1080i, Aero'ed, Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:44:53 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The biggest issue that you will run into is that it's somewhat annoying to get a PC to run in 1080i mode, and when you do, the GUI looks terrible. My guess is that your DLP has a native resolution of 1280x720, so you'll want to be running your PC in that res, giving you a 720p picture instead.
My parents have a 5 year old Samsung 46" DLP and I set them up with a Vista Home Premium machine running 720p and it looks great. Running at 1080i resulted in an unreadable GUI, although Media Center still looked fine.
If you're set on 1080i, some (most modern) video cards from ATI and Nvidia allow you to force display modes such as 1080i via DVI through the driver. With the price of these cards ($50 or less) I'd go that route. A lot easier than hacking firmware, or going component. If you decide to go component, you can buy inexpensive DVI->Component converters that allow you to set the output resolution. I picked one up from http://www.cyberguys.com a while back for $25 or so for a client, in a similar situation as you and really set on maximizing his TV.
*Personally*, I'd go 720p. Unless you're sitting a couple feet from the TV, you probably won't notice much difference, and IMHO "P" always looks better than "I".
posted by 12.71.42...
, Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:02:40 <-- Viewing This Message
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
